NORWICH, Conn. — A person has died and another is recovering from a gunshot wound following a crash in Norwich on Wednesday night.
Norwich police were called to the area of Cedar St. around just before 8 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a "disturbance."
A victim told police on the scene that his vehicle crashed after he was shot while driving. The victim then told police he was not sure where the vehicle ended up and that there was a passenger still inside.
The vehicle was found on its side approximately 50 feet in the woods, according to Norwich firefighters.
The Norwich Fire Department responded at 8:31 p.m. to extricate the passenger still inside the vehicle. After being extricated, the second victim was then taken to Backus Hospital in critical condition, where police said he later died.
The current condition of the driver who was shot is not known at this time.
The shooting appears to be targeted and there is no known threat to the public at this time, according to police.
The Norwich Police Department is investigating.
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